Greater LOS Angeles Zoo Association
Donations deductibleGreater LOS Angeles Zoo Association's network
40 people13 organisationsi40 people and 13 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (40). Violet dotted lines (13) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
40 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 31 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 40 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erika A Stern Chair | Trustee/Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Alan G Lowy | Trustee (Until 2/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Alfred Fraijo JR | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Alma Banuelos | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Anthony L Kitchener | Trustee (Until 12/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Brian L Diamond (also filed as Brian Diamond) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Cassidy K Horn (also filed as Cassidy Horn) | Trustee (Until 12/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Courtney Appell | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Elisabeth Hunt Price (also filed as Elisabeth Price) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ellia M Thompson ESQ (also filed as Ellia Thompson) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Esther S Chao (also filed as Esther Chao) | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Franco M Terango (also filed as Franco Terango) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Grant Withers | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Gregory D Fuss (also filed as Gregory Fuss) | Trustee (Until 12/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Heather A Evans | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jay P Sonbolian (also filed as Jay Sonbolian) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Jennifer Thornton Wieland | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Justin T Enbody (also filed as Justin Enbody) | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Laura Z Wasserman | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Madeline Joyce Taft (also filed as Madeline J Taft) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Malissia Clinton | Trustee (Until 7/23) | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Marc L Sallus | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Marlyn Gates Day | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Matthew K Wilson (also filed as Matt Wilson) | Trustee/Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Michael D Armstrong (also filed as Michael Armstrong) | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Morgan Roth | Trustee (From 3/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Patricia A McKenna (also filed as Patricia McKenna) | Trustee (Until 10/23) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Patricia Silver | Trustee (Until 1/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Phyllis Kupferstein | Trustee/Secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Randy HUA | Trustee (Until 5/24) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Randy Strait | Trustee (From 3/24) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Richard A Lichtenstein (also filed as Richard Lichtenstein) | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robert J Ellis (also filed as Rob Ellis, Robert Ellis) | Trustee/Vice-Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Samuel J Enoch (also filed as Sam Enoch) | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Shainaz Donnelly Burg | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Slash | Trustee | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Stephen O'Connell (also filed as Steve O'Connell) | Trustee | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tyler K Kelley | Trustee (Until 12/23) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Vivian Chow | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Wendy M Denham MD (also filed as Wendy Denham) | Trustee | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
20 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alysha Hilliard | VP of Marketing | since 2018 |
| Brian Levitz | Director of Corporate Giving | 2018 |
| Connie Morgan | President (Until 3/2019) | since 2018 |
| Dawn Petersen-Amend | VP of Admin & General Counsel | since 2018 |
| Emily Marrin | Marketing & Communication Director | since 2020 |
| Eric Happe | Director of Finance | since 2020 |
| Eugenia Vasels-Randel | V.P., Institutional Advancement | since 2018 |
| Gretchen Humbert | VP, CFO (Until 6/23) | since 2020 |
| Hugh Miller | V.P., CFO (Until 6/2019) | since 2018 |
| Janet Dial | VP of Advancement | since 2023 |
| Janice Frazier | Dir. of Corp. & Foundation Relations | since 2018 |
| Kevin O'Brien | Director of Corporate Sponsorships | since 2020 |
| KOI Kennedy | Staff Accountant | since 2019 |
| Martin Marcuse | Director of Information Systems | since 2019 |
| Robert Wooley | Associate VP for Advancement | since 2023 |
| Robert Woolley | Sr. Director Development | since 2019 |
| Sara Rodriguez | VP, Special Events and Operations | since 2018 |
| Sara Rodriguez Until 424 | VP, Special Events and Operations | 2024 |
| Thomas Jacobson | President (From 07/2019) | since 2020 |
| Thomas Jacobson Until 923 | President | 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Dial | VP of Advancement | 37.5 | $286k | $39k | |
| Dawn Petersen-Amend | Interim President & General Counsel | 37.5 | $283k | $109k | |
| Robert Woolley | Associate VP for Advancement | 37.5 | $185k | $28k | |
| Emily Marrin | Dir of Marketing & Communications | 37.5 | $171k | $15k | |
| Thomas Jacobson | Former President | 37.5 | $169k | $769 | |
| Kevin O'brien | Dir of Corporate Sponsorships | 37.5 | $158k | $30k | |
| Eric Happe | Director of Finance | 37.5 | $138k | $29k | |
| Erica Aghevli | Dir of Foundation & Govt Relations | 37.5 | $126k | $43k | |
| Courtney Appell | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Michael D Armstrong | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Alma Banuelos From 1224 | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Brian L Diamond | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Shainaz Donnelly Burg | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Esther S Chao | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Vivian Chow | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Marlyn Gates Day | Trustee (Until 11/24) | 3 | $0 | ||
| Wendy M Denham MD | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Justin T Enbody | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Samuel J Enoch | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Alfred Fraijo Jr | Trustee (Until 1/25) | 3 | $0 | ||
| Richard A Lichtenstein | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Elisabeth Price | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Morgan Roth | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Marc L Sallus | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Slash | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jay P Sonbolian | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Randy Strait | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Madeline J Taft | Trustee (Until 6/25) | 3 | $0 | ||
| Franco M Terango | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Ellia M Thompson Esq | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Thornton Wieland | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Laura Z Wasserman | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Grant Withers | Trustee | 3 | $0 | ||
| Erika A Stern | Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Robert J Ellis | Vice-Chair | 3 | $0 | ||
| Matthew K Wilson | Treasurer (Until 2/25) | 3 | $0 | ||
| Stephen O'connell | Treasurer (From 2/25) | 3 | $0 | ||
| Phyllis Kupferstein | Secretary | 3 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association
- EIN
- 952369545
- Address
- 655 North Central Ave 17th Floor, Glendale, CA, 91203-1439
- State
- California
- Mission
- (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D110 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1963
- Principal officer
- Dawn Petersen-Amend (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 January 1964
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsAlan G Lowy
≥8years on the filingsAnthony L Kitchener
≥8years on the filingsBrian L Diamond
≥8years on the filingsCassidy K Horn
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $55.7m
- Total liabilities
- $1.7m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $54m
- Contributions and grants received
- $13.3m
- Program service revenue
- $6.5m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $9.1m
- Employees
- 138
- Volunteers
- 400
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $22.9m | $22.1m | $816k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
10 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens City of Los Angeles Dept of the Zoo | Various operating expenses | $4.9m |
| Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens City of Los Angeles Dept of the Zoo | Ticketed events transfer | $1.7m |
| Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens City of Los Angeles Dept of the Zoo | Membership transfer | $1.5m |
| Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens City of Los Angeles Dept of the Zoo | Sponsorship transfer | $144k |
| Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens City of Los Angeles Dept of the Zoo | Site rentals transfer | $131k |
| Assoc Zoos & Aquariums | Safe program platinum membership | $25k |
| Assoc Zoos & Aquariums | Animal wellbeing summit sponsorshp | $5k |
| Columbus Zoo and Aquarium | Safe elephant conservation | $5k |
| Lincoln Park Zoo | Safe chimps conservation | $5k |
| Zoo Atlanta | Safe african vulture conservation | $5k |